I hate the term " work smart, not hard" even though the intentions behind it are fine, I guess.
我讨厌“聪明地工作,而不是努力工作”这个词,尽管我猜它背后的意图很好。
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To them, work smarter not harder is an excuse to take shortcuts and cut corners, so that's exactly what they do without realizing just how destructive those shortcuts can be.